Stamford in Fairfield County, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)

Stamford Veterans Monument

By Michael Herrick, November 17, 2010

1. Stamford Veterans Monument

Inscription.

Stamford Veterans Monument. . . [ inscription around the top ] . In Everlasting Memory of Stamford's Patriots 1641 – 1918 . . [ battle names inscribed in the panel between the fluted columns ] . 1689 – 1763. Port Royal . Schenectady . Haverhill . Louisburg . Braddock's Defeat . Duquesne . Quebec 1775 – 1783. Lexington . Concord . Bunker Hill . Ticonderoga . Trenton . Saratoga . Bennington . Yorktown 1812 – 1814. Constitution Guerriere . Lake Erie . Chippewa . Lundy's Lane . Lake Champlain . Baltimore . New Orleans 1846 – 1848. Palo Alto . Monterey . Resaca De La Palma . Buena Vista . Vera Cruz . Chapultepec . Puebla 1917 – 1918. Cantigny . Lys . Vittorio-Veneto . Champagne . St. Mihiel . Belleau Wood . Montdidier . Noyon 1917 – 1918. Marne . Verdun . Aisne . Ypres . Chateau Thierry . Argonne . Meuse . Cambrai 1861 – 1865. Sumter . Bull Run . Antietam . Fredericksburg . Gettysburg . Chicamauga . Wilderness . Atlanta 1861 – 1865. Hampton Roads . Chattanooga . Shenandoah . Appomattox 1898. Manila Bay . San Juan . El Caney . Santiago . . [ four bronze plaques are mounted around the base of the column listing names of Stamford Veterans ] . . World War I . [ 2,631 names are listed. The following 32 names have stars indicating they made the supreme sacrifice. ] . Frank Ahner . David P. Anderson . Charles H. Beehler . Arthur B. Camel . Joseph W. Chute . William P. Costello . John H. Coulter . Oscar H. Cowan . Robert F. Crandall . Floyd E. DeForest . John A. Donnelly . Michael G. Dora . John F. Fitzpatrick . James E. Fitzsimmons . Augusto Fornaciari . George Fortunis . Martin H. Gill . Lester Howard . Thomas Jordan . Michael Lagiora . Samuel Levine . Thomas J. Mathews . William H, Mayette . Frank Morgan . James F. Randall . Frank S. Rivers . Harold St. George . Walter T. Sharpe . Ralph L. Taylor . Samuel Tresser . Alex Voronowicz . Julius D. Wagner . Spanish-American War [ 144 names are listed. ] . Civil War [ 700 names are listed. ] . War of 18 12 [ 190 names are listed. ] . Mexican War [ 6 names are listed. ] . Revolutionary War [ 493 names are listed. ] . Colonial and Indian Wars [ 277 names are listed. ] . . This monument is in Stamford in Fairfield County Connecticut

[ inscription around the top ]
In Everlasting Memory of Stamford's Patriots 1641 – 1918

[ battle names inscribed in the panel between the fluted columns ]
1689 – 1763 Port Royal • Schenectady • Haverhill • Louisburg • Braddock's Defeat • Duquesne • Quebec 1775 – 1783 Lexington • Concord • Bunker Hill • Ticonderoga • Trenton • Saratoga • Bennington • Yorktown 1812 – 1814 Constitution Guerriere • Lake Erie • Chippewa • Lundy's Lane • Lake Champlain • Baltimore • New Orleans 1846 – 1848 Palo Alto • Monterey • Resaca De La Palma • Buena Vista • Vera Cruz • Chapultepec • Puebla 1917 – 1918 Cantigny • Lys • Vittorio-Veneto • Champagne • St. Mihiel • Belleau Wood • Montdidier • Noyon 1917 – 1918 Marne • Verdun • Aisne • Ypres • Chateau Thierry • Argonne • Meuse • Cambrai 1861 – 1865 Sumter • Bull Run • Antietam • Fredericksburg • Gettysburg • Chicamauga • Wilderness • Atlanta 1861 – 1865 Hampton Roads • Chattanooga

By Michael Herrick, November 17, 2010

2. Stamford Veterans Monument

• Shenandoah • Appomattox 1898 Manila Bay • San Juan • El Caney • Santiago

[ four bronze plaques are mounted around the base of the column listing names of Stamford Veterans ]

World War I
[ 2,631 names are listed. The following 32 names have stars indicating they made the supreme sacrifice. ]
Frank Ahner • David P. Anderson • Charles H. Beehler • Arthur B. Camel • Joseph W. Chute • William P. Costello • John H. Coulter • Oscar H. Cowan • Robert F. Crandall • Floyd E. DeForest • John A. Donnelly • Michael G. Dora • John F. Fitzpatrick • James E. Fitzsimmons • Augusto Fornaciari • George Fortunis • Martin H. Gill • Lester Howard • Thomas Jordan • Michael Lagiora • Samuel Levine • Thomas J. Mathews • William H, Mayette • Frank Morgan • James F. Randall • Frank S. Rivers • Harold St. George • Walter T. Sharpe • Ralph L. Taylor • Samuel Tresser • Alex Voronowicz • Julius D. Wagner
Spanish-American War [ 144 names are listed. ]
Civil War [ 700 names are listed. ]
War of 1812 [ 190 names are listed. ]
Mexican War [ 6 names are listed. ]
Revolutionary War [ 493 names are listed. ]
Colonial and Indian Wars [ 277 names are listed. ]

Topics. This historical marker monument is listed in these topic lists: War of 1812

By Michael Herrick, November 17, 2010

3. Stamford Veterans Monument

• War, US Civil • War, US Revolutionary • War, World I.

Location. 41° 3.227′ N, 73° 31.963′ W. Marker is in Stamford, Connecticut, in Fairfield County. Marker is at the intersection of Grove Street and Main Street, on the right when traveling north on Grove Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Stamford CT 06901, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Stamford World War I Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); St. John's Episcopal Church (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); First Congregational Church (approx. 0.3 miles away); Stamford Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Stamford Lincoln (approx. 0.3 miles away); Freedom Shrine (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Settlement of Stamford in 1641 (approx. 0.3 miles away); Stamford Old Town Hall (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Stamford.

By Michael Herrick, November 17, 2010

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By Michael Herrick, November 17, 2010

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Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 26, 2010, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 1,008 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on November 26, 2010, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.